Big Brother Germany (Season 1)
Encyclopedia
The original season of Big Brother Germany
started on 28 February 2000 and lasted 102 days until 9 June 2000 on RTL 2.
. Never experienced with such a format, German public remained doubtful until the start and German politics even tried to forbid to air the show.
However, after being a few weeks on air, the show proved to be a massive ratings hit with German audience and Macedonian contestant Zlatko Trpkovski immediately went on to become a love-hate character for his clueless way of speaking and not knowing who William Shakespeare
was. He went on to survive his first nomination however when he was nominated against Jürgen, his best friend in the house, he was evicted. On his way out of the house he was witnissed by reportly 3.000 people outside of the house with cheers and was celebrated as being the winner. However in the same night the audience was shouting "Manu raus!" ("Get Manu out!") targeting Manuela, one of Zlatkos major threats in the house and after the remaining housemates were able to hear the reactions one of the basic rules (no contact to the outside world) were broken.
Manuela was the next person to be evicted while Zlatko started to build a career upon his new founded fame. Although not really being a talented singer, he recorded a single which went straight to no. 1 of the German single charts and even got his own show named Zlatkos Welt (Zlatko's World) on RTL 2. He eventually recorded a duett named Großer Bruder (Big Brother) with his buddy Jürgen, while that one was still a contestant on the show and therefor clueless about starting his own singing career, which topped the charts as well and was even a bigger success than Zlatkos debut single and the theme of the first season Leb! (Live!), the first no. 1 hit by the Big Brother franchise. Several contestants of the show tried to break into music business however none of them made any huge impact (mostly because of obvious lack of talent, quesionable lyrics and low profil productions) and none of their fames lasted longer than to the end of the year.
The show was on its peak when German celebrity Verona Feldbusch entered the house for one night in the second half of the show. Over 70% of the German audience witnessed her entry on screen. Feldbusch would eventually made a second entry to the house in the second season of the show and was followed by several minor celebrities in the next seasons.
Being the hands down favorite to win, Jürgen was beaten in a very close vote by east-German John Milz who remained quiet throughout the entire series and was known as rarely having arguments with his fellow housemates. Being tattooed and pierced, he appeared like a rough rocker on first sight but proved to be a rather soft and caring father with very liberal views. From the prize money he bought a car for his girlfriend and mother of his daughter saying "she had to do the work during my stay". Later it became public that John was cheaten by her during the show.
The first season of Big Brother is mostly considered as "the birth of reality television" in Germany had a huge impact on German Television which saw several similar formats making their way to the screens in the next months and years, however the success of Big Brother was never beaten by any other show and the viewers tend to say that the first has been the only real Big Brother season due to the contestants never expecting such a success and being their own throughout the show.
Replacement contestants:
Big Brother Germany
Big Brother Germany is a reality show on RTL II . It was the first adapted version based on the original Dutch Big Brother series by Endemol in 1999.-Big Brother Germany summary:...
started on 28 February 2000 and lasted 102 days until 9 June 2000 on RTL 2.
Season summary
Being the first adaptation of the original show with the same name that was aired six months earlier in the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. Never experienced with such a format, German public remained doubtful until the start and German politics even tried to forbid to air the show.
However, after being a few weeks on air, the show proved to be a massive ratings hit with German audience and Macedonian contestant Zlatko Trpkovski immediately went on to become a love-hate character for his clueless way of speaking and not knowing who William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
was. He went on to survive his first nomination however when he was nominated against Jürgen, his best friend in the house, he was evicted. On his way out of the house he was witnissed by reportly 3.000 people outside of the house with cheers and was celebrated as being the winner. However in the same night the audience was shouting "Manu raus!" ("Get Manu out!") targeting Manuela, one of Zlatkos major threats in the house and after the remaining housemates were able to hear the reactions one of the basic rules (no contact to the outside world) were broken.
Manuela was the next person to be evicted while Zlatko started to build a career upon his new founded fame. Although not really being a talented singer, he recorded a single which went straight to no. 1 of the German single charts and even got his own show named Zlatkos Welt (Zlatko's World) on RTL 2. He eventually recorded a duett named Großer Bruder (Big Brother) with his buddy Jürgen, while that one was still a contestant on the show and therefor clueless about starting his own singing career, which topped the charts as well and was even a bigger success than Zlatkos debut single and the theme of the first season Leb! (Live!), the first no. 1 hit by the Big Brother franchise. Several contestants of the show tried to break into music business however none of them made any huge impact (mostly because of obvious lack of talent, quesionable lyrics and low profil productions) and none of their fames lasted longer than to the end of the year.
The show was on its peak when German celebrity Verona Feldbusch entered the house for one night in the second half of the show. Over 70% of the German audience witnessed her entry on screen. Feldbusch would eventually made a second entry to the house in the second season of the show and was followed by several minor celebrities in the next seasons.
Being the hands down favorite to win, Jürgen was beaten in a very close vote by east-German John Milz who remained quiet throughout the entire series and was known as rarely having arguments with his fellow housemates. Being tattooed and pierced, he appeared like a rough rocker on first sight but proved to be a rather soft and caring father with very liberal views. From the prize money he bought a car for his girlfriend and mother of his daughter saying "she had to do the work during my stay". Later it became public that John was cheaten by her during the show.
The first season of Big Brother is mostly considered as "the birth of reality television" in Germany had a huge impact on German Television which saw several similar formats making their way to the screens in the next months and years, however the success of Big Brother was never beaten by any other show and the viewers tend to say that the first has been the only real Big Brother season due to the contestants never expecting such a success and being their own throughout the show.
Housemates
Entered on Day 1:- Alex JoligAlex JoligAlex Jolig is a German actor, singer and motorcycle racer.Better known with his stage name Alex, he was once a housemate in Big Brother Germany reality show on RTL II. He became famous in Europe and also internationally with his hit songs Ich will nur dich and Willst du...?...
, 37 from BonnBonnBonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999.... - Andrea Singh, 32 from CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
- Despina Eftimescu, 29 from MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(originally from RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) - Jana Orban, 24 from Kamp-LintfortKamp-LintfortKamp-Lintfort is a town in Wesel District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located 8 km north-west of Moers.- Twin towns :Kamp-Linfort is twinned with the town of Chester-le-Street in the North East of England....
- John Milz, 26 from PotsdamPotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
- Jürgen Milski, 36 from CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
- Kerstin Klinz, 26 from BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
- Manuela Schick, 23 from HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
- Thomas Hendrick, 23 from IserlohnIserlohnIserlohn is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city by population and area within the district and the Sauerland region.-Geography:...
- Zlatko Trpkovski, 24 from NattheimNattheimNattheim is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany....
(originally from Macedonia)
Replacement contestants:
- Jona Klein, 20 from HückeswagenHückeswagenHückeswagen is a town in the north of Oberbergischen Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the governmental district of Cologne,-Geography:...
(replacement for Despina) - Sabrina Lange, 32 from CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
(replacement for Jona) - Verena Malta, 28 from CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
(replacement for Kerstin)
Nominations Table
| | #1 | | #2 | | #3 | | #4 | | #5 | | #6 | | #7 | | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Despina Zlatko |
Jana Andrea |
Jürgen Zlatko |
Kerstin Manuela |
Jürgen Sabrina |
Jürgen Verena |
Andrea Sabrina |
No nominations |
Winner |
| Jürgen | Despina Thomas |
Jona John |
Alex Manuela |
Kerstin Manuela |
Alex Sabrina |
John Verena |
Andrea Sabrina |
No nominations |
Runner up |
| Andrea | Despina Thomas |
Jona Zlatko |
Manuela Kerstin |
Kerstin Manuela |
Alex Jürgen |
Jürgen Verena |
John Jürgen |
No nominations |
|
| Sabrina | Not in the house |
Alex John |
John Verena |
Andrea John |
Evicted (Day 97) |
||||
| Verena | Not in the house |
John Jürgen |
Evicted (Day 83) |
||||||
| Alex | Despina Zlatko |
Jana Jürgen |
Jürgen Zlatko |
Andrea Jürgen |
Jürgen Sabrina |
Evicted (Day 69) |
|||
| Kerstin | Andrea Despina |
Jana Jürgen |
Jürgen Zlatko |
Andrea Jürgen |
Walked (Day 55) |
||||
| Manuela | Despina Jana |
Jana Zlatko |
Jürgen Zlatko |
Andrea Jürgen |
Evicted (Day 55) |
||||
| Jona | Not in the house |
Alex Jana |
Alex Jürgen |
Walked (Day 47) |
|||||
| Zlatko | Despina Thomas |
Jona John |
Kerstin Manuela |
Evicted (Day 41) |
|||||
| Jana | Despina Zlatko |
Jona John |
Evicted (Day 27) |
||||||
| Thomas | Despina Zlatko |
Evicted (Day 13) |
|||||||
| Despina | Despina Thomas |
Walked (Day 6) |
|||||||
| Up for eviction |
Thomas Zlatko |
Jana Jona |
Jürgen Zlatko |
Andrea Kerstin Manuela |
Alex Jürgen |
John Jürgen Verena |
Andrea John Sabrina |
All housemates |
|
| Evicted | Thomas 53% |
Jana 63% |
Zlatko 58.5% |
Manuela 51.7% |
Alex 61% |
Verena 77.6% |
Sabrina 61.4% |
Andrea 11.7% (out of 3) |
Jürgen 49.6% (out of 2) |
| John 50.4% (out of 2) |
|||||||||